13 Top family books like Mighty Inside by Sundee T. Frazier

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Mighty Inside

By: Sundee T. Frazier

4.18

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Melvin Robinson wants a strong, smooth, He-Man voice that lets him say what he wants, when he wants…

If you liked the family plot in Mighty Inside by Sundee T. Frazier , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. Moo

By: Sharon Creech

3.32

Format: 224 pages, ebook

Fans of Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech's Love That Dog and Hate That Catwill love her newest tw… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Creech's Moo book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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2. Attack of the Black Rectangles

By: Amy Sarig King

4.21

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more

Similar categories in Amy Sarig King's Attack of the Black Rectangles book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

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3. The Shape of Thunder

By: Jasmine Warga

4.17

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

Cora hasn’t spoken to her best friend, Quinn, in a year. Despite living next door to each other,… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's The Shape of Thunder book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I just want to be okay. I don't want to feel okay. I want to be okay."

-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder

"The more things you know, the less likely you are to be taken by surprise."

-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder

"Whenever I get a bad grade, I always try to explain to Mom that I did read the book. And just because I can't remember what color shirt the character was wearing in page six doesn't mean that I didn'…"

-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder

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4. The Last Mapmaker

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. As assistant to Mangkon’s most celeb… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Last Mapmaker book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I couldn't see it then, but I could see it now. I opened my eyes, releasing another stream of tears. I had been trying so hard to run from my past. But the past was like mottlefish ink. Even if it fa…"

-Christina Soontornvat, The Last Mapmaker

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5. Freewater

By: Amina Luqman-Dawson

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they … read more

Similar categories in Amina Luqman-Dawson's Freewater book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
"Lord only knows how many of us they keep from running. How many of us stay in these hateful places out of love. I used to think it was from scaring us - beating, cutting, or whipping us that did it. …"

-Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater

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6. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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7. Two Degrees

By: Alan Gratz

4.15

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Fire. Ice. Flood. Three climate disasters. Four kids fighting for their lives. Akira is ridin… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Two Degrees book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Cubs are super cute, but you do not want to come between a cub and it's mother. Momma Bear will wreck you."

-Alan Gratz, Two Degrees

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8. The Probability of Everything

By: Sarah Everett

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Everett's The Probability of Everything book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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9. Red, White, and Whole

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when he… read more

Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Red, White, and Whole book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
"What does the sky do when the moon is gone forever?"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"« We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months. »"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"Her face is as bright as a full moon, always gentle, always changing, but predictable. Like our moon, she only shows us one face. The strong one."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

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10. New from Here

By: Kelly Yang

4.30

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An Asian American boy fights to keep his family together and stand up to racism during the initial … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's New from Here book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
"We're all connected to each other. We all breathe the same air into our lungs. None of us are immune to each other's problems, that's why we have to care about each other."

-Kelly Yang, New from Here

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11. A Kind of Spark

By: Elle McNicoll

4.52

Format: 193 pages, Paperback

A neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to… read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's A Kind of Spark book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"No horrible, awful, rubbish day is worth damaging a library book."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"Autistic people have probably done so much for hundreds of years without any credit."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"While you are neurotypical and I am autistic, I promise we are more alike than we are different."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"Books are not medicine, they are food. You won't remember every bite but you will remember the taste."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

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12. Maizy Chen's Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's Maizy Chen's Last Chance book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

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13. Blended

By: Sharon M. Draper

4.16

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

"You’re so exotic!” “You look so unusual.” “But what are you really?” Eleven-year-old Isabella i… read more

Similar categories in Sharon M. Draper's Blended book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"The doors of Target opened with a welcoming swoosh, and I was instantly distracted. Yeah. Target does that to me. I feel at home. They've got stuff I need. Stuff I don't need. Stuff I didn't even kno…"

-Sharon M. Draper, Blended

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14. Tell Me What Really Happened

By: Chelsea Sedoti

3.44

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

There are stories about the woods around Salvation Creek, about the people who have gone missing. N… read more

Similar categories in Chelsea Sedoti's Tell Me What Really Happened book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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15. This Is Not a Drill

By: K.A. Holt

3.51

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

Told through text messages, this timely story explores the real dangers kids face with humor, insig… read more

Similar categories in K.A. Holt's This Is Not a Drill book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
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16. The Patron Thief of Bread

By: Lindsay Eagar

4.20

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A beautifully crafted middle-grade novel spiced with magic—and gargoyles!—from the acclaimed author… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Eagar's The Patron Thief of Bread book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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17. Falling Short

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Falling Short book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. The Lock-Eater

By: Zack Loran Clark

3.97

Format: None pages, None

For fans of Nevermoor and Howl's Moving Castle comes an epic middle grade fantasy about a girl with… read more

Similar categories in Zack Loran Clark's The Lock-Eater book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. Imaginary: A Novel

By: Lee Bacon

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Lee Bacon’s poignant, humorous, and breathtaking Imaginary is an inventive story of friendship, los… read more

Similar categories in Lee Bacon's Imaginary: A Novel book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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20. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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21. Mighty Inside

By: Sundee T. Frazier

4.18

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Melvin Robinson wants a strong, smooth, He-Man voice that lets him say what he wants, when he wants… read more

Similar categories in Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside book and Sundee T. Frazier's Mighty Inside

  • music
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • african american
  • audiobook

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Sharon Creech

3.32

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Amy Sarig King

4.21

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The Shape of Thunder

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4.17

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Christina Soontornvat

4.15

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Cynthia Lord

3.97

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Holly Goldberg Sloan

4.14

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Rob Buyea

4.35

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Aisha Saeed

4.18

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